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Prehistoric Cultures in India - 2

Explore India's prehistoric cultures from Paleolithic to Neolithic periods. Test your knowledge of archaeological sites, tools, cultural developments, and dating methods used to study ancient Indian civilizations from the Stone Age through the emergence of agriculture and settled communities.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the half-life of C-14(Carbon-14) used in Radio-Carbon Dating?

  1. 3750 years
  2. 6320 years
  3. 2310 years
  4. 5730 years
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Tree-Ring Dating method which is often employed to study prehistoric culture is also known as :

  1. Stratigraphy
  2. Dendrochronology
  3. Paleography
  4. Numismatics
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which technique is employed to find out the age of ceramic artefacts(baked in fire),like pottery?

  1. Radio-Carbon Dating
  2. Uranium Series Dating
  3. Thermo Luminescence
  4. Accelerator Mass Spectroscopy
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

'Bipedalism' evolved during which epoch?

 

  1. Ecocene
  2. Oligocene
  3. Miocene
  4. Pliocene
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Burins and Scrapers are associated with:

  1. Lower Paleolithic Age
  2. Middle Paleolithic Age
  3. Upper Paleolithic Age
  4. None of the above
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

'Microliths' were the special tools used by the people of:

  1. Paleolithic Age
  2. Mesolithic Age
  3. Chalcolithic Age
  4. Neolithic Age
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The earliest evidence of man in India was discovered from the :

  1. Narmada Valley
  2. Belan Valley
  3. Sohan Valley
  4. Siwalik hills
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Pottery making technique came to be known to man for the first time in the :

  1. Paleolithic Age
  2. Mesolithic Age
  3. Neolithic Age
  4. Bronze Age
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

'Pit-Dwelling' is a characteristic feature of which archeological site?

  1. Bagor
  2. Sarai Nahar Rai
  3. Chopani Mando
  4. Burzahom
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The transition of man from food-gathering stage to food-producing stage occured in which age?

  1. Mesolithic
  2. Neolithic
  3. Chalolithic
  4. None of the above
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

'Dolmens' and Menhirs are associated with:

  1. Microliths
  2. Pit-Dwellings
  3. Megaliths
  4. Urn-burials
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The period for which we do not have any written records and the only source of information is the archeaological remains is called:

  1. Proto-History
  2. Historic Period
  3. Post-Historic period
  4. Prehistory
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Bhimbetka rock shelters are located in:

  1. Maikal Range
  2. Soan Valley
  3. Vindhya Range
  4. Ghatprabha Basin
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Paleolithic men in India are also called 'Quartzite men'.

Which of the following statements about Paleolithic men is false?

  1. They did not know about fire.
  2. They used stone tools and hand-axes.
  3. They had acquired basic knowledge about agriculture.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

'Burzahom' and 'Gufkral' are Neolithic sites situated in :

  1. Kashmir
  2. Swat valley
  3. Belan valley
  4. Soan valley
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

From which prehistoric site we get the first evidence of the use of 'pottery'?

  1. Nevasa
  2. Didwana
  3. Chopani Mando
  4. Attirampakkam
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Bagor , Sarai Nahar Rai ,Mahadaha and Adamgarh have been classified as :

  1. Mesolithic sites
  2. Upper Paleolithic sites
  3. Lower Paleolithic sites
  4. Neolithic sites
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The earliest evidence of cattle-breeding has been excavated from the prehistoric sites of:

  1. Adamgarh(M.P.) & Bagaur(Rajasthan)
  2. Mahagara and Koldihwa
  3. Mehrgarh and Kot-Diji
  4. Chopani Mando and Sarai Nahar Rai
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The use of fire by prehistoric man began in the:

  1. Mesolithic Age
  2. Neolithic Age
  3. Bronze Age
  4. Iron Age
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Beginning of agriculture, cattle-rearing and development of village life began in :

  1. Paleolithic Age
  2. Mesolithic Age
  3. Neolithic Age
  4. Chalcolithic Age
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Bhimbetka,Nevasa,Pushkar,Rohri hills of upper Sind & Samnapur on Narmada are important sites the:

  1. Lower Paleolithic Culture
  2. Middle Paleolithic Culture
  3. Upper Paleolithic Culture
  4. Both (1)&(3)
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which prehistoric site presents an evidence of dog being buried with the master?

  1. Chirand
  2. Sarai Khola
  3. Burzahom
  4. Adamgarh
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Hunsgi in Gulbarga district (Karnataka) is a site belonging to

  1. Paleolithic Age
  2. Mesolithic Age
  3. Neolithic Age
  4. Chalcolithic Age
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